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On yesterday's President's Tech Brief, retired Lieutenant General Mark Hertling, DBA joined the panel to share insights from his new book, If I Don't Return: A Father's Wartime Journal, and unpack the profound evolution of AI on the modern battlefield. Tracing his first operational encounter with AI back to 2007 with Special Operations forces, Hertling detailed how the capability to sift through vast, complex datasets has exploded. Today, AI allows both military and business leaders to scan massive amounts of information in seconds to produce actionable intelligence faster than ever before. A key pillar of his operational philosophy? Navigating the friction between man and machine. As Hertling noted, modern commanders face a complex new reality: they must trust the tools of AI enough to use them, but distrust them enough to question them. Because AI fundamentally lacks human context, algorithms cannot be relied upon alone to make life-or-death decisions. Watch the full breakdown of how Lt. Gen. Hertling views the critical intersection of human leadership and artificial intelligence. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ezUvfzzh #NationalSecurity #ArtificialIntelligence #MilitaryLeadership #FutureOfWarfare #TechPolicy

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